Fraley: Two long shot teams that may be Josh Hamilton's next home

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Josh Hamilton waves as the Texas Rangers were greeted by a small crowd of fans upon their return from Detroit and Game 5 of the ALCS baseball game at Dallas Fort Worth airport on October 13, 2011 in Grapevine, Tx. (Patrick T. Fallon/The Dallas Morning News)

SportsDay columnists Evan Grant and Gerry Fraley joined The Musers on KTCK-AM 1310 to discuss the Texas Rangers. Here are some highlights:

On Josh Hamilton chewing tobacco during the season:

Grant: “Quite frankly, he’s not the smartest guy in the world and sometimes, he thinks he is. I think that whether it was the chaw, or the eye issue, or the knee, this guy always has something medically that he has to deal with. He can go forward but he’s not content until he gets a diagnosis. You go back to ‘hey guys, it’s me, it’s Josh, it’s going to be something weird’ so the weirder the diagnosis the easier it is for him to move on. He’s tried chewing tobacco before, and it has impacted him during the season. You never want to say a guy should keep chewing tobacco, but in his case, there is some evidence behind it.”

On Hamilton hitting free agency:

Grant: “I think that there is going to be some minimal impact from people based on all the complications he brings. Still, people are going to look at MVP and batting champion in 2010. They are going to say 43 home runs and 128 RBI’s, and he didn’t do anything for two months. People are going to see this incredible talent that they’ll figure out how to keep in the lineup for 150 games and get maximum production out of.”

On where Hamilton ends up:

Fraley: “I have a long shot. I say Colorado. The Rockies are almost a theocracy. They are heavily into the whole Christian experience. They base a lot of decisions on that, and I’m going to throw that out there given Josh is obviously devoted to his faith. The other long shot I’m going to throw out there is Toronto, which has money to burn.”